Limp
in - Leap Out
1937
- 2007
(and
still going)
How's
this for being crazy.
The year is 1937 and it is in the middle of the
Great Depression.
Unemployment is around 25%.
Banks have failed and the
largest gatherings are at the food lines.
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And along
comes Frank and
Grace Eaton, two people with three young kids, chasing after the
American Dream. Hocking everything they had they buy the aftermarket division of Detroit Steel
Products for $11,000.00 !!!
For the
next couple of years they run their empire in the confines of DSP's
massive plant on the outskirts of downtown Detroit until the
day came in 1939 when they were told the lease would not be
renewed.
With little
notice they moved lock, stock and barrel to a 14,400 square
foot building on the corner of Michigan and Trumbull.
If you are
baseball fan then this corner should sound familiar for we share the
corner with Tiger Stadium., the former home of the Detroit Tigers.
Many years
have gone by with a few changes and we still use this plant to produce springs. |
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Frank
and Grace are no longer with us and over the last 70 years, EATON
Detroit Spring, Inc. has grown to be the leading producer of springs for
the restoration and street rod markets.
No
other spring manufacturer is known to have over 24,000 Original Equipment
Spring Blueprints.
No
other spring manufacturer has been chosen by Ford Motor Company and
General Motors Company as authorized producers of authentic replacement
springs.
No
other spring manufacturer is owned by the founder's grandson and is
overseen by their great-granddaughter.
If
you are ever in Detroit, stop by, we would be glad to give you the nickel
tour. (same price as in 1937) |
